I want to recreate, as closely as possible, the Busby Berkeley effect where the faces go all kaleidoscopic and hazy, like in 42nd street. Here is a still. Does anyone have any ideas on how to do this, via plugin, or motion paths? Also, for extra credit, how did they do this in the 1930's? I use After Effects and Premiere.
posted on May 10, 2008 - 7 answers

Flash? After effects? Maya? Toon Boom? Something else? I want to make some very simple abstract animation videos. The simplest would be just full screens of solid colors fading slowly into each other. Slightly more complex would be the same full screens of colors fading into each other, but not all at once. That is, maybe start the fade in the center or corner, and slowly leak in the new color. Or another slightly more complex: The screen divided into multiple blocks of different color that slowly fade into other colors. Real simple, slow, mellow stuff. So, what's the right software for that? Thanks!
posted on Apr 28, 2008 - 11 answers

What are the best resources for learning how to master the "time remapping" feature of After Effects (CS3)? [more inside]
posted on Jan 11, 2008 - 2 answers

How can I optimize my computer, or any computer, for Adobe After Effects and Photoshop? [more inside]
posted on May 9, 2007 - 7 answers

Digital video workflow question: I'm editing a greenscreened music video, and wish to do a rough cut in Final Cut, then move the project into After Effects to do compositing. However, the only automated means of conversion the project is Automatic Duck's plugin, the price of which exceeds my budget. What's the best workflow for moving a sequence between the two applications under these conditions? [more inside]
posted on Mar 31, 2007 - 10 answers

Help me track down a bug that is causing one of my OS X applications to continually crash! [more inside]
posted on Feb 19, 2007 - 18 answers

How do you clean up ugly DV footage? What are some specific techniques you use in Adobe After Effects to turn amateur DV footage into something cleaner? [more inside]
posted on Nov 8, 2006 - 12 answers

DV Film Effects: Techniques & Tips [more inside]
posted on Apr 26, 2006 - 8 answers

Brain weirdness: I, with some colleagues, spent the day at Thorpe Park last week and spent the day getting hurled around rides such as Nemesis and more. [more inside]
posted on Sep 15, 2005 - 19 answers

I have an AVI file on a mac. I would like to convert it for use in After Effects and eventual burn onto DVD. I can handle the second part, but I'm having trouble converting the AVI to MPEG. (More Inside)
posted on Feb 1, 2005 - 7 answers

Adobe After Affects Vs. Flash. Which would be better to learn from scratch to create animation for broadcast?
posted on Aug 12, 2004 - 8 answers